2003 STUD & RACING NEWS

Keep up to date with our Stud and racing news, events and happenings.
We will feature racing results from Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand
and South Africa where our progeny have been sold and are racing.

The duel materialised, the hype was justified and SILENT
WITNESS, the best horse in Hong Kong, came out on top.

The overwhelming favourite SILENT WITNESS drew
out for a length success from National Currency,
the much-touted South African challenger, in the HK$10 million
Hong Kong Sprint (Gr.1-1000m) to bellowing roars
of approval from the huge Sha Tin crowd.

Hong Kong runners Cape of Good Hope and Firebolt
finished third and fourth respectively. Owned by Archie da Silva,
trained by Tony Cruz and ridden by Felix Coetzee, it was SILENT
WITNESS' eighth win from as many starts.

"There was a lot of pressure but obviously I feel better
now, "said Cruz. "He's definitely the best sprinter
in the world, and he has proven what he all felt he was capable
of. He will stay here for the Champion Sprint Series
and, in doing so, try to break the Hong Kong record of ten wins
in a row that was achieved by a horse I rode, Co-Tack."

Cruz did not rule sending SILENT WITNESS on
overseas missions in the future.

Disputing the early running, SILENT WITNESS,
backed into long odds-on at 1.3, and National Currency
eyeballed each other through the first 500m of the world's richest
five-furlong dash.

"National Currency led me by about a length
early on but my horse was always travelling comfortably. As soon
as I got upsides at about halfway I knew I had him. SILENT
WITNESS just has everything, it's a great privilege to
be on one as good as him" Felix Coetzee said.

Jockey on the runner-up, Weichong Marwing said: "He ran
his heart out, he ran really well. He just met a better horse.
I have no excuses."

SILENT WITNESS conquered all his local Hong
Kong Sprint contenders in the most hollow fashion at Sha Tin yesterday,
but the damage he inflicted on our fastest horses still failed
to provide a definitive measure of his prodigious talent.

"He was leading comfortably and then at the 400 metres,
he took time to have a look at the ambulance inside the running
rail," Coetzee explained.

"Then I realised he was bludging, so that's why I shook
him up and made him race.

"He's won easily, but there is still more improvement to
come. I've never ridden anything like him . . . nothing else even
comes close."

Trainer Tony Cruz doesn't know either.

"In my career as a jockey, I never rode a sprinter as good
as him," Cruz said. "He is just an amazing horse, and
I still have three weeks to get him ready for the Hong Kong Sprint.
It's a perfect gap between races."

Jockey Club senior handicapper Ciaran Kennelly is the weights
and measures man, and he suspects he's being too conservative.

"He's a very fast horse, that's for sure," Kennelly
said with typical understatement.

"After today, he'll be the highest-rated horse in Hong Kong
. . . probably with a rating of 131 domestically and either 118
or 117 internationally.

"He'll definitely be the highest-rated horse in the Sprint,
and that includes the international horses."

SILENT WITNESS worked to his usual gameplan
in yesterday's Group Two, $3 million International Sprint Trial
- go to the front, turn on the turbocharger at the 400 metres,
hit the finishing post well in front and count the bodies later.

On this occasion, the margin was 2 1/2 lengths over the fast
and admirable Cheerful Fortune, with the consistent Firebolt another
1 1/2 lengths away third.

The winner's time was a zippy 56.3 seconds, but was not an accurate
guide because he was under so little pressure for the first 400
metres.

Owner Archie da Silva was not trying to be boastful or excessively
confident when he bullishly began looking beyond the $10 million
Hong Kong Sprint (1,000 metres) in three weeks' time with even
more tantalising long-term goals for SILENT WITNESS.

"Naturally, we want him to win the Sprint and make Hong
Kong proud," Da Silva began.

"That would be his eighth straight win and if he does that,
I'd really like him to equal and then break Co-Tack's all-time
Hong Kong record of 10 successive wins.

"Then next year, there are the three Group One races of
the champion sprinter series. That's where he's headed."

Magic Marvo continued on his journey to the
Villiers in December with a thrilling win at Rosehill today. Ridden
by top jockey Corey Brown, the gelding gained a split at the top
of the straight and proved too strong in winning the 1400m event
in class record time. He will now run in the
Festival Stakes (LR) at Rosehill in a fortnight,
and then straight into the Villiers.

SILENT WITNESS returned to racing with a determined
win in the inaugural Sha Tin Sprint Trophy (Gr3).
He ran the 1000m in a blistering 55.7seconds
and all looks well for his attempt to win the Group 1
International Sprint in December.

24
September 2003Magic Marvo (Bite the Bullet (USA) - Day County) Magic Marvo - back with a BANG !!

Magic Marvo (Bite the Bullet (USA) - Day County)
pulled one out of the bag at Canterbury today. Expertly ridden
by Darren Beadman, he won with a touch of class and showed the
trainer, Rod Craig, that he has come back a stronger horse from
his spell. Previously to today's win, he finished a powerful 2nd
first up at Canterbury a fortnight ago. He will now be set for
the Group 2 Villiers in December.

Princess Tinkabell (Zeditave
- Review (NZ)) saluted the judge at Hawkesbury
today in strong fashion. The speedy Filly is the 3rd foal out
of Review (NZ) who is the daughter of multiple
Group Winning CHALEYER. The future looks very
bright for this filly as her two older half siblings are both
Group Winners and she is prepared by an excellent conditioner
in Gerald Ryan at Rosehill.

SILENT WITNESS was nominated today by the Hong
Kong Jockey Club for both Champion Sprinter and Champion Griffin
for the 2002/03 season.SILENT WITNESS is now rated 125 on the Hong Kong
scale and is assured of Champion Griffin title, along with being
one of the highest rated horses in Hong Kong.

At Randwick today, MATEY (Umatilla
- Daisy Cutter) ran a slashing third over 1600m.
With the track appearing to be favouring front runners,
MATEY came from back in the field to finish strongly
down the centre of the track. This run follows a recent 2nd at
Randwick in late May.

Being a 2yo and by Umatilla, the future is looking
bright as he matures and gets over more ground. Rod Craig purchased
MATEY for $17,000 at the 2001 Classic Sale at
Inglis.
He will now be sent for a spell at Edinburgh Park and be set for
some nice races in the spring.

The Saturday night meeting at Sha Tin featured the running of
the Sha Tin Vase Group 2. A race billed as the "clash of
the titans" with rising star SILENT WITNESS
taking on the acknowledged champion sprinter of Hong Kong, GRAND
DELIGHT.

The much hyped event turned into a procession, as SILENT
WITNESS sat easily outside the lead, before brushing
off a challenge from GRAND DELIGHT to win as
he liked, carving out the 1,000 metres in 57.2 seconds on a good
to yielding track that was later downgraded.

"He was .....just.....awesome", said jockey Felix Coetzee.
"Amazing! I rode him in a canter this morning and I knew
Tony had him absolutely spot on. As good as he was today, there's
a lot more to come. He can just go on and on..." SILENT
WITNESS.

The 3yo speed merchant is now a five from five Winner with prizemoney
topping $760,000.

Next on the agenda for SILENT WITNESS will be
a brief respite, before Tony Cruz begins a campaign aimed at the
rich International Sprint in December.

06
May 2003Crown Rubiton (Rubiton - Jade Tiara) Is He The Next SILENT WITNESS ?!

Today, Crown Rubiton was an impressive barrier trial winner at
Bendigo by 1.3 lengths.
Crown Rubiton is the second foal of Jade Tiara
which making him a half brother to star Hong Kong sprinter SILENT
WITNESS.

The 2yo raced 3 and 4 deep at times in the trial but showed he
was a class above his rivals as he was eased up on the line to
win the trial easily. Trainer Robbie Laing was all smiles after
the trial and said "the horse was very green but he showed
us he's got the ability". The horse will now be sent for
a spell and will be set for some nice races in the Melbourne spring.

Edinburgh Park has just competed their first Easter yearling
sale.
The gross being $90,000 with an average of $45,000.
Selling the highest Bianconi yearling at the sale for $60,000
and selling a Woodman colt for a respectful $30,000.

Hong Kong 23/3/2003: SILENT WITNESS. How good
is he? In Hong Kong today SILENT WITNESS was
devastating in recording his fourth straight win. He absolutely
toyed with the class field over 1,200m in the fast time of 1.09.60sec.
Jockey F.Coetzee didn't even extend this son of El Moxie
fully and who knows how many gears are left.
After today's win he now rates a high 115 on the Hong Kong ratings
and his future is looking very bright indeed with prozemoney to
date being HK$2,205,900 (Approx. $477,000 AUD).

Hong Kong 23/2/2003: SILENT WITNESS wins again.
Although dropping back in distance, SILENT WITNESS was
all class in winning the 1,000m event at Sha Tin in 55.5seconds.
The jockey F.Coetzee eased him up on the line for an easy win
just outside the long standing track record.

SILENT WITNESS (El Moxie - Jade Tiara) made
it 2 starts for 2 wins at Sha Tin.
Coming out of barrier 14 he was pressured early but showed he
is all class by clearing away for an easy win by 2.5 lengths over
the 1200m course.

SILENT WITNESS made a very impressive race debut in Hong
Kong on the
26-12-02.

The El Moxie 3yo gelding accelerated away from the field
over the final stages to record a powerful win at his first racetrack
outing. He recorded a very fast time in 57.8sec for the 1000m
and his winning margin of 3.75 lengths showed that he was a class
above the opposition.
Trained by the inform Tony Cruz and ridden by FCoetzee the El
Moxie 3yo
looks to have a very bright future in Hong Kong.